camber bolts
03-22-2017, 01:04 PM
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So, I've been working a lot. Because of that my LCA replacement has taken two weeks; but, I'm just about done. yay. But, hit the point of tightening down nuts onto camber botls and it is a bear. A monstrous bear of tiny, rage-inducing proportions.
Deal is that nut wont easily thread onto bolt. In fact, it just won't. In my case I dont care a bit about alignment, I just want the stuff tightened enough, and non-cantiwampus enough to drive 0.25 miles for good alignment--which is the whole point of swapping in the new LCAs. However, I can't get the nut far enough down the cam bolt to even deal with the rest of the front end. There is major resistance to any further tightening and it "feels wrong." It "feels" like cross threading but isn't. I have inspected nut and bolt threads and all looks well. I want to punch life in it's flowery face.
So, call out: anyone that has dealt with camber bolts (specifically the greasable Moog, maybe), how do you deal with cranking down to appropriate tightness? Should I screw it and employ the impact wrench? What am I doing? What is the meaning of life?
Other than that, I have a single 24mm socket and a crecent wrench to work with, which should be fine, but isn't, and I'm at a total loss. I'm applying massive force and afraid I'm damaging my precious, precious $40 bolts. A thunderstorm is looming. I have no beer. This is basically the apocalypse.
Deal is that nut wont easily thread onto bolt. In fact, it just won't. In my case I dont care a bit about alignment, I just want the stuff tightened enough, and non-cantiwampus enough to drive 0.25 miles for good alignment--which is the whole point of swapping in the new LCAs. However, I can't get the nut far enough down the cam bolt to even deal with the rest of the front end. There is major resistance to any further tightening and it "feels wrong." It "feels" like cross threading but isn't. I have inspected nut and bolt threads and all looks well. I want to punch life in it's flowery face.
So, call out: anyone that has dealt with camber bolts (specifically the greasable Moog, maybe), how do you deal with cranking down to appropriate tightness? Should I screw it and employ the impact wrench? What am I doing? What is the meaning of life?
Other than that, I have a single 24mm socket and a crecent wrench to work with, which should be fine, but isn't, and I'm at a total loss. I'm applying massive force and afraid I'm damaging my precious, precious $40 bolts. A thunderstorm is looming. I have no beer. This is basically the apocalypse.
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03-22-2017, 02:46 PM
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I'll answer my own question:
Just use the impact wrench and screw it off. Let the alignment shop deal with the consequences. Maybe stop doing things like replacing suspension parts and spend more time doing things like, say, fishing, or really anything else.
Just use the impact wrench and screw it off. Let the alignment shop deal with the consequences. Maybe stop doing things like replacing suspension parts and spend more time doing things like, say, fishing, or really anything else.
03-23-2017, 12:59 PM
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So, I've been working a lot. Because of that my LCA replacement has taken two weeks; but, I'm just about done. yay. But, hit the point of tightening down nuts onto camber botls and it is a bear. A monstrous bear of tiny, rage-inducing proportions.
Deal is that nut wont easily thread onto bolt. In fact, it just won't. In my case I dont care a bit about alignment, I just want the stuff tightened enough, and non-cantiwampus enough to drive 0.25 miles for good alignment--which is the whole point of swapping in the new LCAs. However, I can't get the nut far enough down the cam bolt to even deal with the rest of the front end. There is major resistance to any further tightening and it "feels wrong." It "feels" like cross threading but isn't. I have inspected nut and bolt threads and all looks well. I want to punch life in it's flowery face.
So, call out: anyone that has dealt with camber bolts (specifically the greasable Moog, maybe), how do you deal with cranking down to appropriate tightness? Should I screw it and employ the impact wrench? What am I doing? What is the meaning of life?
Other than that, I have a single 24mm socket and a crecent wrench to work with, which should be fine, but isn't, and I'm at a total loss. I'm applying massive force and afraid I'm damaging my precious, precious $40 bolts. A thunderstorm is looming. I have no beer. This is basically the apocalypse.
Deal is that nut wont easily thread onto bolt. In fact, it just won't. In my case I dont care a bit about alignment, I just want the stuff tightened enough, and non-cantiwampus enough to drive 0.25 miles for good alignment--which is the whole point of swapping in the new LCAs. However, I can't get the nut far enough down the cam bolt to even deal with the rest of the front end. There is major resistance to any further tightening and it "feels wrong." It "feels" like cross threading but isn't. I have inspected nut and bolt threads and all looks well. I want to punch life in it's flowery face.
So, call out: anyone that has dealt with camber bolts (specifically the greasable Moog, maybe), how do you deal with cranking down to appropriate tightness? Should I screw it and employ the impact wrench? What am I doing? What is the meaning of life?
Other than that, I have a single 24mm socket and a crecent wrench to work with, which should be fine, but isn't, and I'm at a total loss. I'm applying massive force and afraid I'm damaging my precious, precious $40 bolts. A thunderstorm is looming. I have no beer. This is basically the apocalypse.
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03-24-2017, 06:33 AM
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You can't tighten the nut, it is fixed to the cam plate and can't turn except within the alignment range once you are far enough in to where the cam plate engages the tabs on the frame
*Because of circumstances I have SPC camber bolts on the driver's side and Moog on the passenger side, and both operate this way.
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